CHENNAI PRESS NEWS

Chennai, November 3, 2025: SRM Prime Hospital, Ramapuram, has inaugurated the SRM Prime Institute of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, featuring South India’s most advanced endoscopy unit. The institute aims to provide comprehensive digestive and liver care powered by next-generation imaging and precision-based endoscopic technologies. (L to R)  P. Siva, Chief Executive Officer;  Tamil film Actor R. Parthiban;  Dr. Arulprakash, Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant – Gastroenterology and Hepatology;  Dr. Tharun J George, Senior Consultant – Gastroenterology and Hepatology The institute was inaugurated by Tamil film actor R. Parthiban, in the presence of Mr. P. Siva, Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Arulprakash, Clinical Lead & Senior Consultant – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Dr. Tharun J George, Senior Consultant – Gastroenterology and Hepatology, SRM Prime Hospital. Launch Youtube video Link 👇  Equipped with cutting-edge systems such as the Arietta ...

Chennai, 3rd November 2025: Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals, the Apollo Hospitals Group’s chain of precision Ayurveda hospitals, announced the launch of its flagship 35-bed facility at Greams Road, Chennai. The hospital was inaugurated by Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Founder-Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group, in the presence of Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd., and Mr. Rajiv Vasudevan, Founder and Managing Director, Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals. Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Founder-Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group &  Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd inaugurating the  Apollo AyurVAID Hospitals This launch marks a significant step in integrating Ayurveda and modern medicine to advance holistic, patient-centred care. Located at Greams Road—where Apollo began its healthcare journey in 1983—the new hospital strengthens Ayurveda’s role as a science that complements contemporary medical practices. The state-of-t...

Chennai, November 2, 2025: The grand Chennai launch of The Man Who Fed India, the definitive biography of Bharat Ratna Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, authored by Priyambada Jayakumar and published by HarperCollins India, took place this evening at Taj Wellington Mews. Dr. Kamal Haasan, Member of Parliament and Founder-President of Makkal Needhi Maiam, presided as Chief Guest and delivered the keynote address. Paying tribute to Prof. Swaminathan, Dr. Haasan said, “He belonged to a generation that saw liberty not as leisure, but as labour — the sacred duty of rebuilding a broken nation. Food for him was destiny — the destiny of a free and self-reliant India.” Launch Youtube video Link 👇  A captivating fireside chat followed between Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Hon. Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu, and author Priyambada Jayakumar. The discussion offered a rare glimpse into the making of the biography, the personal inspirations behind it, an...